Sometimes I miss childhood.
I miss the wonderful simplicity I enjoyed for an (albeit too brief) few years between 12 and 15, when it was just me, my mullet, my tight jeans and Motörhead t-shirts, my Boots Audio stereo with shoebox speakers and a stylus that was a dust mop but which had a volume fader control that said ’10’ but went to 11.
At last the Chirazi stereo has exploded into life, and it has taken the most unlikely pair of releases to set it off. First there is Abbath’s eponymous debut album, which is quite simply sensational, a smorgasbord of crisp, brutal, bludgeonous black metal delivered with range, whip, crrraaaacckk and genuine raw excitement.
The planets have been aligning to launch BlackRain unto the world, and now with their brand new UDR Records deal, Released will fall on March 25th, saturating listeners with a hip-smacking, lip-slinging shower of crisp, dangerous, edgy, raucous and fun rock’n’roll. Produced by Jack Douglas, who has twiddled knobs for the likes of Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, The New York Dolls and John Lennon, BlackRain created Released during early 2015 in the suburbs of Paris and Los Angeles, fusing together main vein danger with their own experiences of the last decade in action. The charismatic quartert is comprised of Swan Hellion (lead vocals, guitars), Axel “Max 2” Charpentier (lead guitar), Mattieu De La Roche (bass) and Frank Frusetta (drums).
With their power, melodies, hooks, songs and unmistakable aura of arena-sized magnitude, C.O.P. UK have released “No Place For Heaven” their third album, and their first with new established UDR GmbH Label Service BLOWN AWAY MUSIC, on January 22nd 2016.
